Better than a paper bag

When Angelo Mazzone opened his upscale 677 Prime restaurant in Albany in 2005, some people were surprised he quickly ran out of wine lockers he was leasing at $5,000 a year. And, he had a waiting list in case anyone dropped out.

At least that’s the price for the first locker at the restaurant, scheduled to open later this year. The price was established at that level by being auctioned off to benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels. There are 14 more lockers to be leased. Each has a capacity of 36 standard-sized bottles.